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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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- General Material
May 2009
Transforming Communities to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: A Primary Prevention Approach
Publisher(s):The following pages lay out a primary prevention approach with a special focus on effecting change by influencing policies and altering organizational practices.We begin with a short discussion of emerging environmental challenges followed by an examination of specific norms that contribute to child sexual abuse and exploitation.
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- General Material
April 2009
Prevention: Ending Violence Through Social Change
Publisher(s):his issue of "The Basics" offers and overview of the basic principles and theories of violence against women prevention, highlighting successful prevention activities and model programs, policies, and social marketing efforts.
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- General Material
March 2009
Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Challenges, Promising Practices and Recommendations
Publisher(s):This report offers information on challenges, prevention, and treatment of IPV in immigrant and refugee communities. It includes recommendations and summaries for future work and funding efforts.
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- General Material
February 2009
Doubling the Damage: World Bank Climate Investment Funds Undermine Climate and Gender Justice
Publisher(s):This report discusses environmental and gender justice in regards to the World Bank Climate Investment Funds' projects that aim at producing green jobs and gender equality; concluding that these efforts fall short and have the potential of increased harm to the planet and impoverished women.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
February 2009
Webinar - Now That We Know: How to Use the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Report to Mobilize Change
Publisher(s):This is a 2-hour webinar presenting the findings and recommendations from the 2008 report “Now That We Know” by the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review.
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- General Material
February 2009
The Vulnerable Women's Project: Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women Affected by Rape or Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This literature review summarizes current evidence on the prevalence of sexual violence against refugee women, and addresses topics regarding access to justice in some of the countries from which the Vulnerable Women's Project's clients have fled.
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- General Material
January 2009
Reducing Inequities in Health and Safety through Prevention
Publisher(s):This memo offers a suggested strategy for developing a comprehensive, prevention-oriented approach to health equity, starting with the highest levels of the federal government and continuing to states and communities.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2009
Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence - In-service Training for Resource Families, a Trainer's Guide and Tools
Publisher(s):This resource is a basic training session on the dynamics of domestic violence, the impact of exposure to domestic violence (DV) on children, and strategies for supporting children who have been exposed to DV. It is appropriate for foster parents, kin caregivers, and adoptive parents with all levels of experience in caring for children who have been exposed to domestic violence, or who may have cause to care for these children in the future.
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- General Material
January 2009
Pathways in Prevention: A Roadmap for Change, Ohio's Plan for Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention
Publisher(s):As part of CDC's DELTA program, this plan identifies 5 strategic directions for the prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence in Ohio.
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- General Material
January 2009
Building Florida's Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: Eight-Year Strategic Plan
Publisher(s):The ultimate purpose of Florida's intimate partner violence prevention plan is to work toward the shared vision: for the people of Florida to have non-violent and respectful intimate partner relationships. To achieve this vision, the plan works to prevent the occurrence of intimate partner violence by identifying and removing its causes at all levels of society, including by promoting healthy relationships. This plan describes needed change goals to work toward the vision over the next eight years and lays out a roadmap of strategies and tasks to achieve change statewide.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2009
Victims with Disabilities: Collaborative Multidisciplinary First Response, Techniques for First Responders Called to Help Crime Victims who Have Disabilities
Publisher(s):This trainer’s guide is designed to demonstrate effective techniques for first responders called to help crime victims who have disabilities that affect the victim’s intellectual and communication abilities.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2009
Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research document discusses the role of victims within restorative justice, reviews the research on restorative justice, and discusses the potential harms and benefits of using restorative justice in cases of intimate partner violence.









